nats beat the phillies 8-46789 starter john lannam improved to 4-1. a former philly got booed louder than normal when he came to bat in the ninth. the phillies pitcher gave a little chin music which those mean philly fans loved but werth got the last laugh hitting a two-run single. >>> the magic is definitely back in baltimore. the orioles did something last night they hadn't done since 1985. how about hitting seven home runs in a single game. chris davis and manny machado both went deep twice. 5-2 the final score there. baltimores remain a game and a half back of the yankees in the nl east. their magic number to clinch a wild card spot is five now. >>> check this out. might not be something d.c. and baltimore fans want to see, however, the orioles are on the front cover of the latest issue of "sports illustrated." plenty of the nats and the redskins in there, too. the problem, though, the so- called s.i. cover jings. any time a team appears on that cover, bad luck follows. hopefully that will not be the case. >>> straight ahead, the latest on the dea